To clarify an ambiguity: the Russian, Alexander Litvinenko, was murdered in London in 2006; the inquiry that concluded the killing was probably approved by Vladimir Putin began in 2014 and reported publicly in January 2016; Theresa May was home secretary from 2010 to July 2016 (“Trump won’t help Britain, nor will the UN”, Focus, last week).
In summarising OECD global survey data on attitudes to family size, we did not separate personal responses from generalised responses. UK women aged 15-39 said they personally would like to have 2.3 children on average. Asked about ideal family size generally, 0.67% of UK respondents said zero children (“From older mums to the happily childless”, News, last week).
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